Tyler Ludens wrote:http://ucanr.edu/sites/poisonous_safe_plants/Toxic_Plants_by_common_Name_659/
That url was helpful, but I
think it also highlights how little is published about toxic plant parts, especially the common ones. Pokeweed was only a 2.
Water hemlock and
apple seeds were both rated a one, but I think a distinction
should be made between
apple seeds and the most deadly plant
native to north america. Physalis spp. contains the ground cherries (which are commonly sold in heirloom
seed catalogs); there are some edible ground cherries and some toxic ones. And so forth... Maybe needs more specificity about exactly which members of the genus are toxic and what parts, etc.
I realize toxicity is highly depended on many factors (weight of person, part of plant eaten, amount eaten, allergies, etc.).
Kinda makes me wander...I've never seen a nursery or plant catalog warn against the tomato plant being toxic if parts other than
fruit is ingested. However,
coffee must be labeled as hot or you can be sued haha.
What landscape company warns those azalea bushes are extreemly toxic and a wisteria seed could kill a kid?
Also, if you did die or get sick from eating certain part of a common edible, I wander if they would put two and two together that that is what hurt you?
Just read the toxins in azalea that can hurt you are also found in
honey from azalea flowers but I've never been warned.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/dangers-azalea-69109.html says "People who have consumed honey made from azaleas have suffered from vomiting, irregular heart rhythms, convulsions and mild paralysis."